Back It Up | 149: Firehouse to Fuel Island

About this episode

Bob shares his journey from aspiring firefighter to working as a fueler after 22 years in the fire service.

In this week's episode, 149: Firehouse to Fuel Island; the guys are joined by Bob who spent 22 years as a fireman in Pennsylvania. Early on in his attempt to become a firefighter he was denied due to vision impairment issues, so he picked up a job working in auto repair. Though, it didn't take long for him to get his vision fixed and make his way into the firehouse. From the time Bob was a young boy, he wanted to be a fireman, which became the impetus for his venture into the field. After spending 22 years as a fireman, he stumbled upon a job as a fueler for Pitt Ohio. Now working alongside Brian and Shipper, Bob sees a whole new set of challenges as well as, some interesting situations. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show! KEEP US FUELED: buymeacoffee.com/hammerlane EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOOD : www.preparewithhll.com LEAVE A VOICEMAIL : 515-585-MERK(6375) EMAIL US YOUR STORIES : hllpodcast@protonmail.com Website : www.hammerlanelegends.com Gear : https://www.hammerlanelegends.com/gear YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TWlB5Yqx8JlQr3p3bkkMg Facebook : www.facebook.com/hammerlanelegends Instagram Desktop : www.instagram.com/hammerlanelegends Instagram Mobile…

People in this episode

Host: Brian

Guest: Bob

Topics covered

• firefighting
• auto repair
• career transition
• challenges
• personal stories

Keywords

• firefighter
• fueler
• Pitt Ohio
• vision impairment
• career change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pitt Ohio, Merkel Media, Hammer Lane Legends, buymeacoffee.com, preparewithhll.com, hllpodcast@protonmail.com, www.hammerlanelegends.com, www.youtube.com, www.facebook.com, www.instagram.com

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